Introduction
Sometimes you want to bundle many files into one file to move or save space. The tar command helps you pack files into an archive and also unpack them later.
When you want to send multiple files as one package to a friend or colleague.
When you need to back up a folder with many files into a single file.
When you want to compress files to save disk space or transfer time.
When you receive a tar archive and want to see or extract its contents.
When you want to combine files before uploading or downloading them.